Alamanac 1890 Calendar rare pictorial promotional book Authors Poets Portraits
Brian DiMambro(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Promotional Books, Almanacs, Illustrated Books, Calendars, Portraits, Authors, Poets).
Gazette and Courier Supplement Almanac for the Year 1890. Also the Lives and Portraits of Some Distinguished Authors and Poets.
Published 1890, United States by E. A. Hall.
c. 80 pages. Text in English. Profusely illustrated throughout.
Publisher's paper wrappers. Issued as a supplement to the western Massachusetts newspaper Gazette and Courier (of Greenfield?). Hood's ad on rear cover.
While promotional 19th century almanacs as a class are not inherently rare, specific ones given away by specific individuals such as newspaper publishers like this are almost always scarce/ rare individually.
Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition.
Binding gently age worn, several page corners bent over, mostly light or inoffensive signs of handling and time but nothing severe or unsightly, book remains overall attractive as an object.
Paper is gently toned, still clean, tight, sound internally.
Still attractive on the shelf. The book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in overall nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws which may be present seem easy to overlook or forgive.
Please review photos for more detail showing how this book survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books, maps and printed ephemera of all types and genres. Flaws seen and/ or described have been taken into account.
Book Measures c. 8 1/4" H x 5 1/4" W.
[B9208].